CVE-2021-21217
published 2021-04-26CVE-2021-21217: Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory…
PriorityP424medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
1.64%
73.7th percentile
Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted PDF file.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 90.0.4430.72-1 | 90.0.4430.72-1 |
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 90.0.4430.72-1 | 90.0.4430.72-1 |
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 90.0.4430.72-1 | 90.0.4430.72-1 |
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 90.0.4430.72-1 | 90.0.4430.72-1 |
| debian | chromium | < chromium 90.0.4430.72-1 (bookworm) | chromium 90.0.4430.72-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| chrome | < 90.0.4430.72 | 90.0.4430.72 | |
| chrome | >= unspecified < 90.0.4430.72 | 90.0.4430.72 | |
| chrome_chrome | — | — | |
| msrc | microsoft_edge | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2021-21215
vendor_chrome·2021-04-14·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2021-21215 [MEDIUM] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2021-21215
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2021-21215: Inappropriate implementation in Autofill. Reported by Abdulrahman Alqabandi, Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research on 2021-01-30 [$TBD][ 1173297 ] Medium CVE-2021-21216: Inappropriate implementation in Autofill
Reported by Abdulrahman Alqabandi, Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research on 2021-02-02 [$500][ 1166462 ] Low CVE-2021-21217: Uninitialized Use in PDFium
Severity: medium
Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2021-21217 Uninitialized Use in PDFium
vendor_msrc·2021-04-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-21217 [MEDIUM] Chromium: CVE-2021-21217 Uninitialized Use in PDFium
Chromium: CVE-2021-21217 Uninitialized Use in PDFium
Description: This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see Google Chrome Releases for more information.
FAQ: What is the version information for this release?
Microsoft Edge Version
Date Released
Based on Chromium Version
90.0.818.39
4/15/2021
90.0.4430.72
FAQ: Why is this Chrome CVE included in the Security Update Guide?
The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in Chromium Open Source Software (OSS) which is consumed by Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) is no longer vulnerable. Please see Security Update Guide Supports CVEs A
Debian
CVE-2021-21217: chromium - Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.72 allowed a re...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-21217 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-21217: chromium - Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.72 allowed a re...
Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted PDF file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 90.0.4430.72-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 90.0.4430.72-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 90.0.4430.72-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 90.0.4430.72-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 90.0.4430.72-1)
GHSA
GHSA-964r-vf2v-rvx5: Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2021-21217 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-964r-vf2v-rvx5: Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90
Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted PDF file.
OSV
CVE-2021-21217: Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90
osv·2021-04-26·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-21217 [MEDIUM] CVE-2021-21217: Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90
Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted PDF file.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.htmlhttps://crbug.com/1166462https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EAJ42L4JFPBJATCZ7MOZQTUDGV4OEHHG/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3GZ42MYPGD35V652ZPVPYYS7A7LVXVY/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUZBGKGVZADNA3I24NVG7HAYYUTOSN5A/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-08https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4906https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.htmlhttps://crbug.com/1166462https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EAJ42L4JFPBJATCZ7MOZQTUDGV4OEHHG/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3GZ42MYPGD35V652ZPVPYYS7A7LVXVY/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUZBGKGVZADNA3I24NVG7HAYYUTOSN5A/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-08https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4906
2021-04-26
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